Floral color and scent are crucial for plant–environment interactions, especially in
reproduction by attracting pollinators for fertilization. They also have wide applications in …

The plant kingdom supports an extraordinary chemical diversity, with terpenoids
representing a particularly diversified class of secondary (or specialized) metabolites …

Lineage-specific terpenoids have arisen throughout the evolution of land plants and are
believed to play a role in interactions between plants and the environment. Species-specific …

The fascinating scent of rose (Rosa genus) flowers has captivated human senses for
centuries, making them one of the most popular and widely used floral fragrances. Despite …

Terpenes are important contributors to wine aroma. Free and glycosidically bound terpenes
are primarily formed in grapes. During fermentation, they undergo important transformation …

Increasing demands for the supply of biopharmaceuticals have propelled the advancement
of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology strategies for biomanufacturing of bioactive …

Floral scent is an essential and genetically complex trait in herbaceous peonies (Paeonia
lactiflora Pall.); however, specific genes related to metabolic and regulatory networks remain …

ABSTRACT Juvenile hormone III (JH III) plays an important role in insect reproduction,
development, and behavior. The second branch of JH III production includes oxidation of …

Nepetalactol, an iridoid with four chiral carbons, is a crucial component of aphid sex
pheromones that have been employed with great success to control the insect-related …

Citral, a naturally occurring acyclic monoterpene aldehyde, is present in the essential oils of
various plants, but only a few produce it in abundance. Despite its importance as a key …